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A Bitter White House Feud, Even by Trump-Era Standards: Alina Mildon and Richard Grenell

Two Trump allies — Alina Habba Mildon and Richard Grenell — are locked in a raging dispute that has its roots in the battle for a share of the spoils in Venezuela.

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President Trump had appointed himself chairman of the Kennedy Center.
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Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames Ukraine War He Vowed to End

The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.

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President Trump during a campaign stop in Alaska on Tuesday. He has not delivered on his promises to end the war in Ukraine, or to lower prices, and recent deals with Russia could complicate both issues.
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Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Calls Trump’s New Oil Partner Corrupt

The businessman denied accusations made by María Corina Machado in a wide-ranging interview, in which she promised to return to Venezuela “sooner than you would expect.’‘

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While expressing frustration that she is stuck abroad, María Corina Machado vowed to return to Venezuela and rally supporters for a future election.
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America’s Most Expensive Senate Race

The Senate showdown in Texas shows why Donald Trump and the Republican Party are worried about the midterm elections.

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Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
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6 Members of South Africa’s Biggest Party Are Killed in Shootings

The two shootings took place only a few weeks before pivotal, nationwide local elections, and as the party, the A.N.C., is embroiled in a dispute over the eligibility of more than 100 candidates.

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Fikile Mbalula, the secretary general of the African National Congress, in Cape Town in May.
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Dublin Hotel Accused of Revoking Bookings for an Event to Combat Antisemitism

A leader of the Jewish community in Ireland said a hotel canceled a deal for 70 rooms when it learned they were reserved for guests attending the international forum.

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The Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin in 2021.
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Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya

The case is likely to raise alarms in the country and increase scrutiny of the government’s surveillance measures.

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A nurse gestures inside Nairobi Hospital, where an Ebola patient was isolated immediately upon arrival and treated at the hospital’s East Wing Isolation Facility. The patient later died.
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Violent Protests in Albania

Opposition to a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner has collided with rising discontent over corruption and the cost of living.

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A protester confronting riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana, Albania, on Thursday.
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Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Painting Sells for $42 Million at Auction

“The Colorful Life,” a 1907 work by the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, had been returned to the original owners’ heirs in 2023.

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“The Colorful Life,” by Wassily Kandinsky, at Christie’s auction rooms last week.
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Why Russia Sees a Window to Bomb Ukraine Into Submission This Winter

Moscow is not winning on the battlefield. Instead, it is seizing an opening to inflict immense human suffering in Ukrainian cities.

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Firefighters at the site of a strike on an apartment building in Kyiv on Wednesday.
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While Pope Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Vatican Runs on Autopilot

The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

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Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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Meet Neha Bora, Activist and Face of India’s Young Protesters

When police cracked down, Neha Bora helped rally Gen Z protesters with a mix of boundless energy, street theatrics and satirical humor.

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Neha Bora, president of the All India Students’ Association, in New Delhi in October.
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Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy.

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A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.
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The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones

Ukrainian engineers are rushing to perfect A.I.-guided, jet-driven interceptors. Their goal: to stop a fast Russian threat in the latest round of a deadly tech duel.

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A jet drone struck the National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes, Defying Trump

President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed overt frustration with the United States in an interview with The Financial Times. He had paused the strikes to comply with a demand from the United States.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in London on Wednesday.
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32 Children Killed After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan

The collapse, in Peshawar, also killed a teacher and injured dozens of people. A local official said the building appeared to be dilapidated.

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A rescue worker carried a child from a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday, after the roof of the building collapsed.
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North Korea and China Open Their Biggest Border Bridge

The long-delayed opening of the New Yalu River Bridge comes as the two countries expand trade despite international sanctions imposed on North Korea.

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The New Yalu River Bridge seen from Dandong, China, on Thursday, the day it opened.
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While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot

The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

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Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?

The Saudi military has expensive equipment, but the missiles and drones used by the Yemeni militia are difficult to detect and stop.

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A military parade marked Saudi National Day in Riyadh last month.
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Home of London’s Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust

The restaurant Rules is an institution. Now the National Trust, which preserves Britain’s heritage, plans to safeguard the landmark.

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The interior of Rules, a British mainstay in the Covent Garden neighborhood of London. In the centuries since it opened, the restaurant has served London’s wealthy and wordy, its royals and its regulars.
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